Why is controlled fire described as a blessing and gift from God?
Controlled fire is described as a blessing and gift from God because it warms homes, produces steel, and is an absolute necessity in everyday life. Under proper control it is gorgeous and beneficial; only when it is turned loose as a wildfire does it bring devastation, tragedy, and destruction.
Les explains that fire under control is one of the greatest things God has given mankind. It warms the home, and a glowing fireplace or wood heater on a cold, blustery winter day is gorgeous. In a steel mill, no steel would be produced without fire; in much of everyday life, controlled fire is an absolute necessity, a blessing of God. But when fire is turned loose in a wildfire, it produces devastation, tragedy, and destruction. He uses this as an illustration of sex: under the controls God mandated it is just as glorious as fire in the fireplace, but turned loose as the world has done today, it becomes tragedy, ruining lives, families, and marriages by misappropriating God's gift.